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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Monday, October 28, 2013

Seven races down, three to go – the Chase for the Sprint Cup
is coming down to the wire, and race No. 8 on the schedule is the AAA Texas 500
at Texas Motor Speedway. There’s on-track activity from Thursday through
Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, as the weekend features the Camping World Truck Series
and Nationwide Series in addition to the Sprint Cup Series.

Key on-track times:

Thursday, Oct. 31
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Camping World Truck Series practice – 5 and 6:30 p.m. CT

Friday, Nov. 1 –

Sprint Cup Series practice – 11:30 a.m. CT

Nationwide Series practice – 1:05 p.m. CT

Camping World Truck Series qualifying – 2:10 p.m. CT

Sprint Cup Series qualifying – 3:40 p.m. CT

Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350K – 7:30
p.m. CT

Saturday, Nov. 2
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Sprint Cup Series practice – 10 a.m. CT

Nationwide Series qualifying – 11:05 a.m. CT

Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge – 2:30 p.m.
CT

Sunday, Nov. 3 –

Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 – 2 p.m. CT

As usual, the No Limits Garage Party presented by WinStar World Casino turns the Nationwide Garage into a carnival sideshow on Sunday. The event is open to all 2013 Season Ticket Holders and 2013 November Weekend 4-pack purchasers and includes such inimitable attractions as Extreme Midget Wrestling, the Animal Freak Show and the Hellzapoppin Sideshow.

The Garage Party also will feature an exclusive Q and A session with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Show car and driver appearances scheduled for the race weekend are listed here